JAGDISH SHARMA @ JAGGI vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 23rd April, 2025 Pronounced on: 20th May, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 4764/2024 JAGDISH SHARMA @ JAGGI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitendra Sethi, Senior Advocate with Mr. Shobit Dimri, Mr. Keshav Sethi, Advocates versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO PS GEETA COLONY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Hemant Mehla, APP for the State with Ms. Deepika Deshwal, Mr. Deepak Tomar, Mr. Rajesh Dahiya, Mr. Jaideep, Ms. Meenakshi Rana, Ms. Sharlee Garg, Mr. Rohit Chaudhary, Ms. Nandita, Advocates along with Insp. Sanjeev Kumar, PS Punjabi Bagh and Insp. Sanjay Prakash Bhatt, PS Sonia Vihar Mr. Alok Bhachawat, Mr. Ishan Jain, Advocates for Complainant CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (earlier Section 439 of the Code of Criminal 1 “BNSS Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AKANSHA SINGH BAIL APPLN. 4764/2024 Page 1 of 16 Signing Date:20.05.2025 20:27:57 Procedure, 19732) seeks regular bail in FIR No. 578/2018 under Sections 302, 384 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 18603, registered at P.S. Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. Brief Factual Background 2. Briefly stated, the case of the prosecution is as follows: 2.1. On 14th October, 2018, a PCR Call was received at the P.S. Punjabi Bagh from the Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute regarding a person who had been brought in dead. The call was recorded vide DD No. 15A, and preliminary inquiry was entrusted to SI Rajpal. Upon reaching the hospital, the Investigating Officer collected MLC No. 7873/18 pertaining to one Nitin Gupta, who had been declared brought dead. The statement of the deceased’s father, Mr. Pradeep Gupta, was recorded on the spot. 2.2 Mr. Gupta sta